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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What infamous Nazi does the author describe in Chapter 8?
(a) Frank Hans.
(b) Joseph Goebbels.
(c) Wilhelm Frick.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

2. Where does the narrator wake up in the hospital after the accident on the movie set?
(a) Manila.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Bangkok.
(d) New York.

3. What does the narrator claim to be guilty of in his confession in Chapter 5?
(a) Adultery.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Bigotry.
(d) Corruption.

4. What character is the Idol playing in the film?
(a) Sergeant Jay Bellamy.
(b) Captain Anderson Rockwell.
(c) Captain Will Shamus.
(d) Sergeant Jay Walters.

5. Who is the woman that Claude was forced to leave behind when he fled Saigon?
(a) Violet.
(b) Kim.
(c) Alexa.
(d) Linh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator land after returning from the movie set in Chapter 12?

2. Where does the narrator describe finally seeing the Auteur's film in Chapter 10?

3. Who awaits the narrator when he arrives back in the U.S. from the movie set in Chapter 12?

4. To what religion does Bon ascribe?

5. Who is the dictator of the Philippines when the narrator leaves in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sofia Mori? How does the narrator meet this character?

2. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sympathizer?

3. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

4. How does the narrator become injured in Chapter 11?

5. How does the narrator describe "breaking" the Watchman in Chapter 11?

6. How is the theme of religion explored in Chapter 5?

7. What is the first business venture the General undertakes in the U.S.? Why?

8. Whom does the narrator become entranced by at the wedding in Chapter 7? Why?

9. What are the narrator's criticisms of the script for The Hamlet?

10. What does the narrator fear when he is called in to speak with the General at the opening of the store in Chapter 5? Why?

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